Having acknowledged the existence of evil, Chavakukpresents the key issue of the book: when the wicked prevail, not only do righteous people suffer, but the law, the Torah itself, is weakened. In the Bible, justice and righteousness are intertwined. Without one or the other, the law is used by evildoers to entrap the righteous for their own selfish gain. When people see that evil succeeds at the expense of the righteous, then God’s teachings cannot influence others to be righteous and just.Comment

5 “Look among the nations, Observe well and be utterly astounded; For a work is being wrought in your days Which you would not believe if it were told.

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“2 How long O LORD shall I cry and Thou wilt not hear? I cry out unto Thee of violence and Thou wilt not save.
﻿ב עַד-אָנָה יְהוָה שִׁוַּעְתִּי, וְלֹא תִשְׁמָע: אֶזְעַק אֵלֶיךָ חָמָס, וְלֹא תוֹשִׁיעַ.
3 Why dost Thou show me iniquity and beholdest mischief? And why are spoiling and violence before me? so that there is strife and contention ariseth.”
Each day as I read the reports of violence and terrorism on the streets of Y’srael, I weep and my heart is filled with despair. “How long, O Lord?” is the cry on my lips and I cannot turn my face away as the innocents are stabbed and murdered by people that are filled with rage and hatred against Y’srael.
Habakkuk would see and speak these same words if he were alive today.
Baruch Hashem.

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